Vermilion Cliffs
Vermilion Cliffs is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,707 m. The East Temple stands 2,356 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1707 m
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 19.0 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watchman Overlook · 20 mi
- Poverty Gulch Rim Overlook · 20 mi
- Pullout · 21 mi
- Pullout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Butte: 2.3 mi
- Moccasin Mountains: 4.0 mi
- Dixie Knoll: 7.4 mi
- Blue Knolls: 7.8 mi
- Indian Knoll: 7.9 mi
- Cottonwood Spring Number 3: 6.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring Number 1: 6.5 mi
- Pipe Spring: 7.1 mi
- Chris Spring: 9.5 mi
- Goat Springs: 10.0 mi
- Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracks: 5.6 mi
- Star Dune (Main Dune): 9.8 mi
- Eye of Heaven (Water Canyon Arch): 10.4 mi
- Look Out Hill: 11.1 mi
- Competition Hill (Comp): 11.7 mi
- Parashont Point: 3.1 mi
- Lyons Point: 3.6 mi
- Scotts Point: 4.1 mi
- Cottonwood Point: 6.3 mi
- Ed Lamb Point: 9.8 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 8.7 mi
- Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 13.8 mi
- Fredonia City Park: 17.8 mi
- Levi Steward Memorial Park: 19.0 mi
- Pipe Spring Visitor Center and Museum: 7.2 mi
- Red Pueblo Museum: 17.6 mi
- Little Hollywood Movie Museum: 19.0 mi
- Kanab Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
- Kanab Museum: 19.4 mi
- The Windlass: 13.4 mi
- Powell Plaque: 17.7 mi
- Grafton: 21.3 mi
- Pit-house: 22.3 mi
- Northrop: 18.9 mi
- Adventure: 20.7 mi
- Grafton: 21.3 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 24.0 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 7.5 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Vermilion Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The East Temple | NNW 344° | 2,356 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Kinesava | NNW 331° | 2,186 m | 21.5 mi |
| Elephant Butte | N 3° | 2,066 m | 10.0 mi |
| Smithsonian Butte | NW 315° | 2,049 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bridge Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,036 m | 20.5 mi |
| Harris Point | N 9° | 2,026 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lower Mountain | NW 322° | 2,026 m | 15.1 mi |
| Roof Peak | NNW 343° | 1,997 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipe Spring NM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356671436
Day trips start here
- Mount Carmel Junction · 22 mi
- Zion National Park · 28 mi
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